Classic Drum Solos And Drum Battles Vol.2: Drums: Instrumental Album

More than a performance video this new release features four percussion powerhouses from the 2000 Modern Drummer Festival lineup. Japan's amazing export Akira Jimbo displays his incredible independence and command of many musical styles. Vastly talented Billy Ward (Robbie Robertson Carly Simon Bill Evans) performs two tracks from his Two Hands Clapping CD and talks about unconventional technique developing a groove and more. Hilary Jones (Lee Ritenour Dave Grusin Robben Ford) plays a beautiful solo and discusses playing with a linear approach. Drummer's drummer Vinnie Colaiuta performs 3 songs (25+ minutes of music!) with his group Karizma - David Garfield Michael Landau andNeil Stubenhaus. 90 minutes.

Steve Gadd Gaddiments. In this, the first drum book he has written, music legend Steve Gadd presents a series of rudimental passages inspired by his experience in drum corps and his love of the rudiments. Each of the etudes is based on a classic or contemporary rudiment, or on Steve's personal variations. He takes the phrases and then displaces them to begin on different subdivisions of the beat, thereby creating new, challenging patterns from the basic sticking. All of the solos are written in musical phrases that reinforce the player's understanding of the importance of phrasing as a key element of musicianship. The book has been painstakingly hand-engraved at Steve's request, to bring a comfortable and classic look to the pages. The layout of each page was also designed specifically by Gadd to create an easy yet musical flow to the reading. The book is also spiral-bound making sure it lays flat. These features are reflective of a man who has read thousands of charts in the studio on some of the most important recordings of our time. Accompanying the book is a full set of videos with Steve demonstrating each etude using the method he used to write the book: Playing with his rubber-tip practice sticks on a piece of wood. Even in this situation, Gadd's legendary groove and musicality shine through. Drum set, drum corps, and classical drummers will find an instant classic in these pages, with elements that will improve your technical ability, musical phrasing, groove, and your rhythmic vocabulary using the challenging technique of displacement that Steve bases the book upon. STEVE GADD is one of the all-time legends of drumming, having appeared on thousands of recordings in every major style in which the drumset is played, with artists who comprise a literal who's-who of contemporary recording artists, including Chick Corea, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Al DiMeola, Al Jarreau, Stanley Clarke, Chuck Mangione. He is also an established producer and bandleader of the Gadd Gang and the Steve Gadd Band.

Traditional Rudimental Drumming-John (Jack) S. Pratt U.S. Army retired is one of America's greatest rudimentalists and percussion composers. His published works have become standard rudimental curriculum for more than half a century.This DVD will reinvigorate your study of 'traditional' ancient rudimental drumming and provide material for your practice instruction music library and drumming pleasure.Features:classic Pratt solos (The Sons of Liberty; The All-American Emblem; The Little Toy Drum)new Pratt solos (Interstatesmen A.B.C.; Swiss Crazy Army Variant 1)four original Pratt compositions in the 'Spirit of 1776' rope tension snare and bass drum duetswith Ben Hanstraditional drumming standards (The Downfall of Paris; The General; Hell on the Wabash; The Three Camps; The Connecticut Halftime)the 26 traditional American drumming rudimentsSwiss drum rudimentsdrumming tips and stylistic commentson-screen notationprintable scores on disc

Jam with 17 Virgil Donati Tracks-Each book in the Ultimate Play-Along series features the finest professionally recorded tracks complete transcriptions detailed explanations and performance notes. Each song has demonstration tracks that can be used for learning and practice and then turned off to allow playing parts along with the CD. Solos are fully demonstrated and explained. Finally the book drummers worldwide have been waiting for the ultimate drum transcription with audio play-along from drumming pioneer Virgil Donati. This package presents songs selected from two of Virgil's classic recordings Serious Young Insects (On The Virg) and Universe (Planet X). These explosive compositions mixed withand without drums are meticulously transcribed and broken down. Included are several breakout exercises with audio loops and double bass drum performances that have been slowed down for easy understanding and execution. Also included are simple song charts and road maps to follow along with to improve your skills. A must-have for Virgil's fans this book will take you inside the artistic and rhythmic mind of one of the true inspirational visionaries in the drumming community!

Category: Jazz Ensemble CollectionFormat: BookInstrument: DrumInstrumentation: DrumsTwelve outstanding arrangements for the young jazz ensemble written by experienced educational arrangers and composers. A variety of styles and tempos is included: swing, ballad, Latin, holiday, rock, and the classic Take Five with a 5/4 time signature. This collection of charts is written for full instrumentation -- five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones and four rhythm -- but designed to sound full and complete with reduced instrumentation of just twelve players -- four saxes, five brass, piano, bass and drums. Optional parts are available for flute, clarinet, horn, baritone horn and tuba. Rhythm section parts offer suggestions for rhythms and piano voicings, and guitar chords are included to assist young guitarists. Solos are written out for improvised sections, and there is plenty of full-sounding ensemble. The conductor's book includes full-length CD recordings. Titles are: Blues in the Night * Burritos to Go * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Jumpin' at the Woodside * Jungle Boogie * Misty * Night and Day * On Green Dolphin Street * Sax to the Max * Summertime * Take Five * Tastes Like Chicken.

This volume explores a musical approach to developing jazz vocabulary around the drumset, featuring 60 exercises ranging in duration from short passages to extended solos. The book aims to teach a fundamental understanding of the jazz language, with an emphasis on musical components, such as melodicism, articulation, phrasing, texture, dynamics, and much more. Whether a beginner or seasoned pro, rock drummer or classical percussionist, the book will enhance every drummer's ability to play more musically. / Batterie

Each book in the Ultimate Play-Along series features the finest professionally recorded tracks, complete transcriptions, detailed explanations, and performance notes. Each song has demonstration tracks that can be used for learning and practice and then turned off to allow playing parts along with the CD. Solos are fully demonstrated and explained. This play-along package features six classic selections from Spectrum, an album portraying Billy Cobham's timeless blend of deep funk and hard rock grooves that pack as much improvisation as they do power. Guided by performance notes throughout, the musician/student can play along, in essence filling in for any key member of the London Jazz Orchestra, with whom this project was recorded. Titles are: Torpedo Flow * Stratus * Red Baron * On the Move * Conundrum * Eleuthera Parts 1, 2, and 3.

By offering you the possibility to practice rock improvisations this coursebook teaches you how to solo in this particular style letting you perform in a musical environment which simulates actual group situations. The enclosed CD contains 12 complete backing tracks (Drums Bass and Guitar) to which as a beginning and intermediate guitarist you can learn to play the numerous solos proposed in this coursebook contextually appropriately and as an advanced intermediate or advanced guitarist you will be able to play personal versions freely in many different styles. Thus while some of you will simply discover the pleasure of playing superb rock solos others will use theideas presented in this coursebook to further their personal style and improvisational skills. The songs in this coursebook feature varying difficulties and cover diverse rock directions such as classic rock pop-rock southern rock slow rock blues rock...armed with this level of knowledge you are fully prepared to meet all foreseeable future challenges. By offering you the possibility to practice rock improvisations this coursebook teaches you how to solo in this particular style letting you perform in a musical environment which simulates actual group situations.The enclosed CD contains 12 complete backing tracks (Drums Bass and Guitar) to which as a beginning and intermediate guitarist you can learn to play the numerous solos proposed in this coursebook contextually appropriately and as an advanced intermediate or advanced guitarist you will be able to play personal versions freely in many different styles.Thus while some of you will simply discover the pleasure of playing superb rock solos others willuse the ideas presented in this coursebook to further their personal style and improvisational skills.The songs in this coursebook feature varying difficulties and cover diverse rock directions such as classic rock pop-rock southern rock slow rock blues rock...armed with this level of knowledge you are fully prepared to meet all foreseeable future challenges.